The main character is a spitting image for Dustin, if you ask me.Įcho Generation doesn’t shy from its roots and inspirations, giving off considerable Earthbound vibes, it certainly looks as though it’ll be one of the year’s surprisingly wholesome gems.Īs one who is fascinated by the artwork of H.R. Echo Generation takes the stripped-back, lite-role-playing aspects of the South Park games, both Stick of Truth and The Fractured But Whole, and mashes it together with a Stranger Things-inspired aesthetic that must toe the line of copyright infringement. It almost feels as though pixel art has made way for voxel art in the past year, with titles like Riverbond, Cloudpunk and The Touryst proving a lot of gorgeous, breathtaking worlds could be forged with a unique art style. With a dual soundtrack, composed in tandem with Silent Hill alum Akira Yamaoka, my hopes are certainly high for The Medium. So when the distinguished developer says that their new game, The Medium, is so ambitious it’s only possible on the new generation of consoles, I think that’s something to be excited about.Īn eerie, interdimensional drifting adventure, The Medium lets the player roam two separate instances of an abandoned hotel at once in an effort to uncover the mysteries of what happened there. In fact, their back catalogue speaks to a history of creating creepy, disturbing psychological horror titles to wreak havoc on human perception. The Mediumīloober Team are no strangers to horror.
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There have been pleasant surprises such as Grounded and Microsoft Flight Simulator for Game Pass on PC, and Sea of Thieves has managed to lock in a devoted little fanbase, but the service, and platform in general, have long suffered from an unfortunate lack of heavy-hitting software.Īfter placing their money into smart studios and after several surprising acquisitions in recent years, I can’t think of a better time for Xbox to stamp their claim on this generation and, while we’re not expecting to see the likes of Forza Motorsport, Fable or Everwild this year, I think they might still have the games to do it. Until now, there’s been little to crow about. Of course, Game Pass offers incredible value but so much of that value comes from the subscription offering brand-new first-party titles day and date.
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They’ve literally written a lot of cheques to get back within firing range but now that they are, it’s time to let the software finally do the talking. Though they’ve long contended for second place in the so-called console wars when it comes to exclusive games and have never been able to bridge the gap between PlayStation and themselves.
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